Ohio County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Ohio County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rising Sun, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1971, 55 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ohio County Historical Society Inc reported income of $131k and spending of $147k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $120k to $131k (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ohio County Historical Society Inc sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethel Road Homes Incorporated ($131k), Ben Jackson Foundation Inc ($131k) and Honis Coffee House ($131k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $488k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $488k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.